To prove the power of personal style, Met Home's editors took three virtuoso pieces and created two entirely different, yet completely fresh, looks for each of them

City | Seaside

Paola Lenti's Afra chair is a clever hybrid of craft and technology. While its handwoven, circular rope seat references coiled basketry, it's constructed from ultramodern Aquatech fabric that resists water and mold. Afra is equally at home in a sleek New York penthouse or a sunny Malibu beach house.

Formal | Casual

While its sparkling, hand-cut surface and refined elegance make it a natural vessel for the finest Burgundy, St. Louis's weighty lead-crystal Metropolis decanter can be down-to-earth when filled with iced tea and perched on a sun-bleached outdoor table.

Baroque | Minimal

The curved body of the Josephine T hanging pendant by Jaime Hayón for Metalarte takes its inspiration from 17th-century turned-wood furnishings, while its simplified tapered canopy and lustrous finish add contemporary European flair.

Left: Our luxurious BAROQUE vignette goes glam by mixing metallic finishes and a Golden mirror with a gilded wood frame, suitable for a Sun King. The silver-leaf rattan Fretwork lounge chair by Barbara Barry for McGuire has a faceted shape and an Asian feel and adds an element of unpredictability to the period setting. With its subtle silver sheen and slightly futuristic texture, HBF's Burnished Cloth polyester fabric backdrop allows other pieces to shine.